Purpose

Annually all local authorities in England are
allocated a Disabled Facilities Grant budget through the Better
Care Fund. The purpose of which is to allow Housing Authorities to
meet their statutory duties as set out in the Housing Construction
and Generation Act 1996 (as amended) to administer Disabled
Facilities Grants to eligible citizens as detailed in the
legislation. In addition, the Regulatory Reform Order 2002 which
allows local authorities to make local decisions on some
expenditure and this is set out in the published Financial
Assistance Policy as requested in the legislation.
Delegated approval was given at Cabinet on 23 January 2024 (Housing
Revenue Account (HRA) Budget Proposals 2024/25) to accept funding
of £3,848,548 allocated in April 2024.
In January 2025 officers were advised we are being allocated a
further £529,560 for the financial year 2024/25.

Content

Approval to accept the additional funding of
£529,560 to be administered as Disabled Facilities
Grants.